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s. KEPNER! ,Ma-nuraFor-h Paterited Ma -14, 1867;

Quinn gist-n gaunt DEVICE FOR CLEANING STABLES.

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Be it known that I, SOLOMON KEPNER, of Pottstown, State of Pennsylvania, useful implement for cleaning stables, which call a. Stable-Cleaner; and I ing is a full, clear, and'exact description of the construction and operation to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in \vhich Figure 3 is a perspective view of said stable-cleaner. I e

A is a fork; B B are hooks; D is a rod; 0 is a handle; E is a; ring.

The operation is as follows: When the cleuneris in aclosed position'the hooks B B are raised by the rod 1). The ring on the end of said rod is passed over one end of the handle 0, which holdsthe hooks inan 'of the same, reference being had elevated position. By means of the handle the fork A is forced along onthe floor or-botton1 under the manure; the rod D is then detached from handle 0-; the hooks will fall on the manure near the end'of the fork A, and will be pressed down with the foot The horse is attached to ring E; the draught will ra-isefthe What I claim as my inventionflt'nd desire to secl ii e by Letters Patent, is; I v The fork A and hooks B B, and combination of fork :ind hooks, for the purpose herein set forth.

SOLOMON KEPNER.

front end of the fork, on which the load will slide, the. hooks securely holding -the manure within its limits.

Witnesses A. E KEIM, A. Evans have invented a new and, do hereby declare that the follow- 

